Our brains are built to avoid unpleasant experiences. That’s why when we engage in pleasurable acts, our brains release dopamine, “the pleasure chemical”. Part of what this does is to reinforce this quest for pleasurable experiences. A lot of our lives, more than we realize, are built around this. For…

Someone told me January is next week, next month, and next year. Not sure why I found that statement fascinating. Anyway, as the year is almost about to wrap up…I thought it might be a good idea to note down, if not for anything, a reminder of the things I’d…

I’ve spent a better part of this festive season detached from the digital world. Other than the occasional movies, a lot of my time has been spent hanging out and thinking. Thinking with the purpose of trying to discern what it is I truly want. What fears I harbor…why I…

I make it a point to always write down a scorecard for the year. If anything, to serve as a chronicle for me to come back and look at. Despite the challenges that the year posed, covid and all, I’d say overall it was a great year for me. …

Disclaimer — I write to clear my thoughts, most of the time. So this particular article is more for me to understand myself better. Typically, this would have ended up in my journal, but I hope it provides someone else value. I often have a good read on people and…

I’ll begin by quoting a successful techpreneur and investor, Naval Ravinkant. I think he said something like “every path eventually leads to philosophy”. I know quoting him at the start of such a title is a bit of a paradox. But bear with me…it’s intentional. I do agree with him…

Disclaimer Before I begin, I think I should first start by saying this article is in no way meant to dissaude anyone from being ambitious. Secondly, this title might be a click bait 😉😉 I’ve had interesting conversations over the last few days or so. I was having a conversation…

I think a lot. Or so I’ve been told. I typically wouldn’t categorize myself as an introvert. For one, I loathe the idea of boxing someone to fit some ideological frame. I think as humans, we do that a lot. That which we can’t fathom, we label. Labels are nice…

I’ve always been one for goals. I’m not sure if it’s who I am, or if it’s something I became conditioned to. The result of it has been setting a target, attaining it, and then proceeding on to set a bigger target. And I got good at it, gamifying life. …